Ch3

Question 0

Water vapor

Answer 0

Water in the form of a gas

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

The condition of earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 2

Atmosphere

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Is the envelope of gases that surround the planet

Question 3

Density

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The amount of mass in a given volume of air

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Barometer

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Instrument used to measure air pressure

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Air pressure

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Is the result of the weight of a column of air

Question 6

Mercury barometer

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A barometer with mercury in it

Question 7

Android beromiter

Answer 7

Has an air tight metal chamber

Question 8

Altitude

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Area above sea level

Question 9

Wind

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Is the movement of air parallel to earth surface

Question 10

Local winds

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Winds that blow over short distances

Question 11

Global winds

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Are winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

Question 12

Anemometer

Answer 12

A tool used to measure wind speed

Question 13

Windchill factor

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The increased cooling that wind can cause

Question 14

Sea breeze

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Is a local wind that blows from a ocean or lake

Question 15

Land breeze

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The flow of wind from land to the sea

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Latitude

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The distance between the equator

Question 17

Coriolis effect

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The way earths rotation makes wind curve

Question 18

Electro magnetic waves

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Energy from the sun that travels to the Earth

Question 19

Radiation

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The direct transfer of energy by electro magnetic waves

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Inferred radiation

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It’s not visible by humans and has wave lengths that are longer than wavelengths for red lights ( felt as heat )

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Ultra violet radiation

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Invisible form of energy with wave lengths that are shorter than wave lengths for violet light

Question 22

Troposphere

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The lower layer of the atomasphere

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Mesosphere

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Middle layer of the atmosphere

Question 24

Stratosphere

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Layer or spread out

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Scatering

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When dust sized particles in the atmosphere dispense light in all directions

Question 26

Greenhouse effect

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Warming of the surface and the lower atmosphere

Question 27

Thermosphere

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The outer most layer of earths atmosphere

Question 28

Ionosphere

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The lower layer of the thermosphere

Question 29

Exosphere

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Is the outer layer of the thermosphere

Question 30

Temperature

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The AVERAGE amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance

Question 31

Thermal energy

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The TOTAL energy of motion in the particles of a substance

Question 32

Thermometer

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A device that measures tempeture

Question 33

Heat

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Is thermal energy that is transferred from a hot object to a cool one

Question 34

Convection

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Transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

Question 35

Cuduction

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The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact

Question 36

Radiation

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The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

Question 37

Convection currents

Answer 37

The upward movement of warm air and the downward of cool air